The New York Sun

NEW YORK — Firefighters rescued a naked man as he was floating down the Hudson River on a log yesterday afternoon, officials said.

A TriBeCa resident looking out of his apartment window noticed the man as he was bobbing past a pier near Harrison Street at around 3 p.m., officials said. The man did not appear to be moving, so the TriBeCa resident called 911.

Firefighters in a boat responded seven minutes later, and were able to safely pluck the man from the water.

He was not identified by police or fire officials, who said he had been taken to New York Downtown Hospital for evaluation.